Sri Lanka needs India's help to establish the concept of theatre as a tool for education, says veteran Sri Lankan theatre personality Parakrama Niriella, heaping praise on the 'theatre in education' innovation that has sparked interest in his country's theatre circuit.

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi would be conducting the sixth edition of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFOK) from January 27 to February 3 next year at Thrissur. The theme of the sixth ITFOK is based on gender, transition and spectatorship which have contemporary resonance,Read News

Julie Harris, 87, one of the great stage actresses of the last half-century who amassed five Tony awards and was also renowned for her film work, died Aug. 24 at her home in West Chatham, Mass. The cause was reported by the Associated Press as congestive heart failure.
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Snow was falling in the late-night darkness Thursday when a masked figure called out the name of the most influential man at the Bolshoi Ballet — and threw acid in his face. The victim, Sergei Filin, was badly burned, and his sight is threatened. Evil and betrayal have long played out on the Bolshoi stage, to the enchantment of ballet lovers. By many accounts Friday, they have spilled over into the dancers&#039; lives and now jeopardize its leadership.Read News

After sports, theatre has become the next victim of the tensions between India and Pakistan. Two of the most talked about productions - both by Pakistani troupes - at the NSD's annual theatre fest have been cancelled due to "concerns about the artistes' security".Read News

Character artist Om Puri has returned to the Delhi stage after nearly 25 years with a Punjabi play, "Teri Amrita", an adaptation of "Tumhari Amrita" by Javed Siddiqui based on A.C. Gurney's "Love Letters" at the Punjabi Theatre Festival Dec 19-22.Read News

Modern Hindi theatre requires strong scripts to compete with their Marathi and Bengali counterparts, feels Veteran actor Om Puri, who is back on stage after 25 years, with his directorial venture 'Teri Amrita'.
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Begum Akhtar was a legend in the world of Hindustani classical music and ghazal, and was known for her renditions of thumris and dadra. So much so that she was honoured with the title of Mallika-E-Ghazal (Queen of Ghazal), and the Padma Shri (fourth highest civilian award in the country) and the Padma Bhushan (third highest civilian award) posthumously by the Indian government.

He was controversial, candid and had a healthy disregard for anything colonial in theatre. The death of Satyadev Dubey has brought the curtain down on an era of fierce Indianness on stage. The Mumbai-based director, actor, playwright, screen writer and filmmaker was best known for his play "Andha Yug" - a comment on the futility of war - by Dharamvir Bharti, which he staged in 1962.
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Whilst there appeared to have been "personality conflicts" between India's two independence giants, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi, the two shared soft hearts, mutual respect and an overflowing camaraderie. This was clearly gleaned in the play entitled "The Prophet and the Poet" and professionally executed by the Bangalore Little Theatre Group that premiered at University of Trinidad and Tobago's auditorium Sunday evening.
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Religious boundaries will blur for a good 90 minutes when Kathakali artistes take to the stage and perform a south Indian dance-drama showcasing the message and essence of the Holy Mass, with Jesus Christ also appearing on stage.
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The world acclaimed documentry play, SEVEN, was staged in New Delhi featuring seven acclaimed Indian actresses. Shabana Azmi, celebrated actress and women's advocate, championed the Delhi production, taking it upon herself to engage fellow actresses in the staging after being moved by the SEVEN script depicting the real life stories of remarkable heroines. Read News